Alberton Football Netball League
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Formerly | Alberton Football Association |
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Sport | Australian rules football |
First season | 1946 |
President | Barry Stride |
No. of teams | 6 |
Country | Australia |
Most recent champion(s) | Foster (9 premierships) |
Most titles | Fish Creek (20 premierships) |
Official website | Alberton Football League Official Website |
The Alberton Football Netball League was an Australian rules football league covering the South Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia.
History
[edit]1946: Reformation of Alberton Football Association (League)
[edit]The Alberton Football Association was reformed in 1946 after the end of World War II in 1945, renamed the Alberton Football League in 1947, with eight teams comprising the league such as Carrajung, Devon (formed 1883 also known from 1900 to 1909 as West Alberton), Foster (formed 1890), Ramblers, Toora (formed 1891), Welshpool, Woodside and Yarram (formed 1887).[1] The name of the league is taken from the small town of Alberton, near Yarram.
The Ramblers Football Club, after a promising inaugural season in the league where it recorded six wins to just miss the finals, decided to disband from the league and Won Wron Football Club were accepted into the league for the 1949 season.[2] Four years later, the Carrajung Football Club followed suit which enabled Fish Creek to join the Alberton League in 1953.[3] Carrajung produced many substandard efforts during their seven years of existence in the Alberton League and many matches would result in percentage gaining contests for opposing teams. The club finished last in 1947, 1948, 1950, 1951 and 1952. The very last game Carrajung played in the Alberton League during the 1952 season resulted in Toora forward, Frank Salmon, kicking a record 34 goals 17 behinds out of the teams 35.18 score. Salmon's (and his teammates' efforts) helped him claim the League goalkicking award by overtaking Woodside great Charles Williamson.
1947–1952: Early dominance by Woodside
[edit]Woodside dominated the competition during the early stages as the club won six consecutive premierships from 1947 to 1952.[4] It is the only club to have achieved such a feat in the league's history.
1953–1967: Golden era of Fish Creek success
[edit]Fish Creek produced the most outstanding era of success in the Alberton League as it claimed 11 premierships from 15 successive Grand Final appearances between 1953 and 1967.[5][6] The recruitment of former VFL Collingwood player, Maurice 'Mocca' Dunstan helped the club attain a standard of professionalism that was second to none for a sustained period.
Much focus throughout the late 1950s and 1960s centred around the future of football in the region, with many suggesting that the South Gippsland Football League and the Alberton Football League merge to generate a more powerful football league across South Gippsland for better growth in the sport. However, the AFL continued to function through many debates and became progressively stronger by the 1970s.
1970s: Meeniyan-Dumbalk United and Stony Creek join the fray
[edit]In 1969, the Meeniyan-Dumbalk United and Stony Creek Football Clubs joined the Alberton League after the SGFL eventually disbanded[7] as Welshpool won a treble of premierships from 1969 to 1971. Welshpool also became the first club in the AFL to produce an undefeated season with its flag in 1970.[8]
In 1973, Toora and Meeniyan-Dumbalk United fought out a close grand final with Toora winning by a single point. It remains to this day Toora's only Alberton senior grade premiership and the only 1-point grand final (seniors) in the Alberton league's history.
By the late 1970s, Yarram were looking to join the Latrobe Valley Football League but remained with the AFL and by the end of the 1981 season the league was reduced to nine clubs when Won Wron and Woodside merged to form the Won Wron-Woodside Football Club.[9]
The inclusion of Tarwin in 1988[10] returned the number of clubs to ten but by 1995, Welshpool had amalgamated with Devon.[11]
1996–2005: League Expansion
[edit]In 1996, Dalyston, Wonthaggi Rovers, Inverloch, Korumburra and Bena joined the Alberton Football League,[12] after the Bass Valley Wonthaggi FL had been disbanded as part of a restructuring of local football by the Victorian Country Football League. The "final five" system was first utilised with the inclusion of the new clubs.
Devon-Welshpool and Won Wron-Woodside created the Allies when they merged in 1997[13] and then Bena and Korumburra joined forces to become Korumburra-Bena in 2001.[14]
In 2005 the Phillip Island and Kilcunda-Bass football clubs moved from the defunct West Gippsland Football League to the Alberton Football League.[15]
The 2008 season saw a large contingent from the Devon-Welshpool-Won Wron-Woodside Football Club leave to create a new club, the Woodside & District Wildcats, in the North Gippsland Football League.[16]
2005–2008: DWWWW Allies de-merger
[edit]Since merging in 1997 the DWWWW Allies had enjoyed some early years of success with premierships in 1998, 1999 and 2003. However, with the further expansion of the league in 2005 the club tired of travelling up to two hours west to places such as Dalyston, Bass and Cowes. Some supporters and players with the club began agitating for a move to the closer North Gippsland Football League. This change was looking set to be approved, until in 2007 a proposal was put forth for the club to play all their home games at Woodside. The Devon-Welshpool people of the club who were proud of the facilities at the Alberton West Recreation Reserve, refused to agree. After a number of meetings failed to find a solution an extraordinary resolution took place. The club de-merged.[17]
Most of the Won Wron-Woodside people, led by Anthony Banik, moved away from the rest of the club to form a new entity known as the Woodside & District Wildcats. The new club would join the North Gippsland Football League from the 2008 season onwards, whilst DWWWW would continue competing in the Alberton league, albeit with a heavily weakened playing list.
The division of the club extended beyond football, causing a major rift within the local community that in some cases continues to this day. Despite, the divide DWWWW refused to revert to their former name of Devon-Welshpool. A number of Won Wron-Woodside life members had remained on board with DWWWW through the split and the club president Matthew Moore had remained hopeful that some Won Wron-Woodside people may return.
In the six years after the de-merger the DWWWW football club's on-field success was virtually non-existent. From 2008 to 2013 the DWWWW senior team would achieve only 3 wins and a staggering 105 losses, which included four winless seasons. This level of poor on-field results was mirrored in the reserve and junior grades.
In 2014 after multiple years of struggling for success and maintaining a large enough playing list the options had become limited and the members voted for the club to enter recess.
2005–2009: Formation and departure of Wonthaggi Power
[edit]At the end of 2004 the Wonthaggi Rovers (Alberton) and Wonthaggi Blues (West Gippsland Latrobe) would merge to become a new entity known as the Wonthaggi Power. This new club applied to enter the Alberton league, citing junior players resenting travelling to distant clubs such as Sale and Maffra.
This move was met with discontent from some existing Alberton clubs. Wonthaggi with a local population of 7000 people now had a single club to compete against towns with local populations of only approximately 200 people. Wonthaggi Power were admitted into the Alberton Football League under the provision that if they were proven too strong they would relocate to the much stronger West Gippsland Latrobe Football League.
Wonthaggi Power achieved immediate success making the grand final in their first three years, winning two of them. The reserves and junior teams achieved similar success. Despite this evidence, Wonthaggi members and administrators refused to relocate to the stronger competition. The club's rivals became increasingly disgruntled and began to seek assistance from the Victorian Country Football League. The governing body reviewed the situation and ordered Wonthaggi Power to begin competing against towns of similar size. In response Wonthaggi Power decided to launch legal action.
Early in 2008 an agreement was reached that would see Wonthaggi compete in Alberton for seasons 2008 and 2009, before departing the league at the conclusion of the 2009 season. This was a legally binding agreement, however the Alberton clubs were still seeking a more rapid solution. They discussed options of forming their own breakaway league or boycotting matches against Wonthaggi Power.
Yarram Football Club were the first club to lead a boycott. They had defeated Wonthaggi Power in the 2007 grand final the previous year and were only scheduled to play Wonthaggi Power once during the 2008 home & away season. The Yarram committee had decided to take matters into their own hands and on 17 May 2008 in a watershed moment for the league they forfeited all grades of football and netball from their round 6 clash against Wonthaggi Power. As a consequence of the forfeiture the Victorian Country Football League issued Yarram with a $6,500 fine - half of which was suspended. Other clubs would avoid following Yarram's example and would instead assist to help cover the costs of their fine.
Wonthaggi would go on to finish the season undefeated and comfortably secure first position on the ladder, whilst Yarram would finish just below them in second position. Both teams would finally meet for the first time that year in a semi-final clash at Tarwin Lower. In this match, Wonthaggi would defeat Yarram by a massive 64-points in what was fierce and fiery encounter for both players and spectators. They would proceed directly through to the grand final two weeks later were their opponent would again be Yarram. Wonthaggi would become victorious, this time defeating Yarram by 57-points to claim their third flag in the Alberton league.[18]
The dispute would continue into the following season with the VCFL making the recommendation that Wonthaggi Power enter either Mornington Peninsula Nepean Football League (Casey Cardinia division) or the West Gippsland Latrobe Football League. On July 14, 2009, Wonthaggi Power published an open letter to the VCFL disputing the decision. The letter referred to the decision as 'lacking clarity, direction and vision', whilst labelling the VCFL themselves as 'incompetent'.[19] The VCFL did not publicly respond to the letter and despite Wonthaggi Power's resistance it was ultimately decided that the 2009 season would be Wonthaggi's last in Alberton.
Wonthaggi Power would once again finish on top of the ladder with only two losses during the 2009 home & away season. A victory in the finals would see Wonthaggi progress directly to the grand final and regardless of the result this was to be Wonthaggi's final match in Alberton. Their opponent was third placed Stony Creek, who also happened to be one of the teams to claim a victory against Wonthaggi during the season. With such a vast difference in township populations the match was widely considered a 'David verses Goliath' match-up. Despite playing two more finals matches on their way to the grand final Stony Creek would defeat Wonthaggi by 14-points. This was Stony Creek's second Alberton premiership, their first since 1983.[20]
At the conclusion of the season Wonthaggi Power transferred into the newly renamed Gippsland Football League for the start of the 2010 season. For the five years that Wonthaggi Power had participated in the Alberton football league they had made the grand final every season, which included winning three of them.
2010–2020: League Demise
[edit]The last round of the 2010 season saw Yarram defeat Tarwin. However, this result was subsequently reversed and the win awarded to Tarwin by the Victorian Country Football League (VCFL) after it was discovered that Yarram had fielded an unregistered player under another identity. Yarram club president, Paul Clavorino, claimed that the player didn't have any impact on the result. The result didn't have any effect for Yarram's finals aspirations as by this point in the season the club was already out of contention. The change in result would impact which teams would play each other in the first week of finals. As a consequence three clubs (Fish Creek, Korumburra-Bena & Tarwin) would end up changing opponents.[21]
Yarram depart to North Gippsland football league
[edit]In August 2013, Yarram applied to transfer to the North Gippsland Football League (NGFL). Their application would stall with an unofficial vote from the NGFL clubs to accept Yarram resulting in a fifty-fifty split. Some concerns cited by the NGFL clubs were the reintroduction of a bye, subsequent return to a 20-round season and struggle between clubs for junior footballers.[22] In October Yarram appealed to AFL Victoria Country who after considering submissions from the relevant parties overturned the initial decision and allowed Yarram to enter the NGFL beginning with 2014 season.[23] This move ended a 68-year affiliation with the Alberton Football League of which Yarram was a founding member.[24]
Devon-Welshpool-Won Wron-Woodside Recess
[edit]In its existence the Devon-Welshpool-Won Wron-Woodside football has twice gone into recess. As of 2020 the club is still in recess.
First recess: 2014 season
[edit]On 30 March 2014, after many years of struggling since the 2008 de-merger, members of the DWWWW football club met to vote on the fate of the club. A shortage of players had already forced the club's committee to give up on fielding a team for the 2014 season. Now the members were voting on whether the club would be placed into a temporary recess or wound up. The club would remain alive after a vote saw close to 100% of members vote for the club to enter a recess. With the club in recess for the 2014 season the remaining DWWWW players transferred to the neighbouring Yarram and Woodside & District football clubs, who with the influx of players became markedly stronger. Despite not fielding a team the DWWWW community continued to keep the club's members together with regular meal nights for everyone to get together and continue to support the club. The recess would only last for the one season with the club back fielding a team the following season in 2015.[25]
Second recess: 2018 season — Present
[edit]With the recruitment of players from outside of the local area the club was able to field football teams for the 2015, 2016 and 2017 season. During this time the club also experienced some success, coming within 11 points of a place in the 2017 grand final. Unfortunately, an acrimonious saga regarding player payment destabilised the playing group, culminating in several player players walking out on the club.
For the second time in four years the shortage of players forced the club to move into recess for the 2018 season, leaving the Alberton football league with only six clubs fielding teams. The Allies remain in recess to this day. Since 2017, the club has the maintained a healthy financial position and continues to engage with its members through the likes of midweek meals and social functions.[26]
While the DWWWW remains still remains alive, the disbandment of the Alberton football league in 2020 has meant that the club is without a league to participate in. Should the club accumulate enough players to field a team again they would need to seek approval to join either the North Gippsland or Mid Gippsland football league where they could complete. However, many football followers in the Yarram region believe that the community of 2,200 people is simply too small to sustainably support three football clubs and that with each passing season the likelihood of DWWWW returning a team to the field continues to diminish.
AFL Gippsland Review
[edit]A 2015 review, conducted by AFL Gippsland to address issues of competitive imbalance and club sustainability, brought major change to structure of the Alberton Football Netball League.[27] In 2017, the Alberton League was reduced to seven clubs after the departure Dalyston, Korumburra-Bena, Inverloch-Kongwak, Kilcunda-Bass and Phillip Island to the newly formed West Gippsland Football Netball League as part of the review. Prior to the 2018 season, DWWWW went into recess again due to lack of players in the district and would remain in recess throughout the 2019 season.[28]
Colgan Bauer Review
[edit]In 2019 AFL Victoria commissioned consultancy group Colgan Bauer to review the structure and sustainability of football in the Gippsland region and provide a strategic plan for the future. A number of town hall style meetings were conducted to gather feedback from community members within the region. A number of ideas were proposed for how to preserve the Alberton Football League. These included adding two clubs from the nearby West Gippsland Football League and the Alberton Football League joining the West Gippsland Football League as a second division.
A further review recommended that the AFL merge with the Mid Gippsland Football League for the 2019 season.[29] However a backlash by some clubs who had concerns over a 15 team competition and increased travel distance of the proposed league.[30]
Final Alberton Match
[edit]The final match in the Alberton Football League was the 2019 Grand Final which took place on 31 August 2019. The match was contested by the Foster and Stony Creek football clubs at the Tarwin Lower recreation reserve. Foster defeated Stony Creek by 7 points in what would be the closest grand final margin since 1995. On the date of the match occurring the future of the Alberton had not yet been determined and no one was aware that this was Alberton's final match.[31]
2020 Season Cancellation
[edit]The COVID-19 pandemic lead to the 2020 season being abandoned, despite efforts to run a junior competition in conjunction with the Mid Gippsland Football League.[32] Whilst the league sat idle, the planning for the future of the Alberton football clubs continued. On 24 April 2020 a meeting of the Mid Gippsland football clubs saw them vote to accept all six Alberton clubs as of the 2021 season, whilst the Alberton Football League would cease to exist. This decision was met with widespread relief after many years of uncertainty surrounding the future of the league's clubs.[33] On 25 November 2020 the Alberton Football League conducted its final annual general meeting. A special resolution to dissolve the league was passed and after 74 years of competition the league had officially met its end.
Clubs
[edit]Final Clubs
[edit]Club | Colours | Nickname | Home Ground | Former League | Est. | Years in AFNL | AFNL Senior Premierships | |
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Total | Years | |||||||
Fish Creek | ![]() |
Kangaroos | John Terrill Memorial Park, Fish Creek | SGFL | 1891 | 1953- | 20 | 1955, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1985, 1991, 1992, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2016, 2017, 2018 |
Foster | ![]() |
Tigers | Foster Showgrounds, Foster | SGFL | 1890 | 1946- | 9 | 1946, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1989, 1993, 2010, 2019 |
Meeniyan Dumbalk United | ![]() |
Demons | Meeniyan Recreation Reserve, Meeniyan | SGFL | 1964 | 1969- | 5 | 1975, 1976, 1981, 1988, 1990 |
Stony Creek | ![]() |
Lions | Stony Creek Racecourse, Stony Creek |
SGFL | 1894 | 1969- | 2 | 1983, 2009 |
Tarwin | ![]() |
Sharks | Tarwin Lower Recreation Reserve, Tarwin Lower | – | 1988 | 1988- | 1 | 2004 |
Toora & District | ![]() |
Magpies | Toora Recreation Reserve, Toora | SGFL | 1891 | 1946- | 1 | 1973 |
Former clubs
[edit]Club | Colours | Nickname | Home Ground | Former League | Est. | Years in AFNL | AFNL Senior Premierships | Fate | |
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Total | Years | ||||||||
Bena | ![]() |
Bulls | BVWDFL | 1921 | 1996-2000 | 0 | — | Merged with Korumburra to form Korumburra-Bena in 2001 | |
Carrajung | ![]() |
Blacks | Carrajung Memorial Park, Carrajung | – | 1911 | 1946-1952 | 0 | — | Folded in 1952 |
Dalyston | ![]() |
Magpies | Dalyston Recreation Reserve, Dalyston | BVWDFL | 1898 | 1996-2016 | 1 | 2015 | Moved to West Gippsland Football Netball Competition in 2016 |
Devon | ![]() |
Bombers | Alberton West Recreation Reserve, Alberton West | AFA | 1883 | 1946-1994 | 2 | 1968, 1987 | Merged with Welshpool to form Devon-Welshpool in 1995 |
Devon-Welshpool | ![]() |
Bombers / Bulldogs | Alberton West Recreation Reserve, Alberton West
Arthur Sutherland Reserve, Welshpool |
– | 1995 | 1995-1996 | 2 | 1995, 1996 | Merged with Won Wron-Woodside to form East Coast Allies (later Devon-Welshpool-Won Wron-Woodside) in 1997 |
Devon-Welshpool-Won Wron-Woodside | ![]() |
Allies, Four Wheel Drives | Alberton West Recreation Reserve, Alberton West | – | 1997 | 1997-2017 | 3 | 1998, 1999, 2003 | Entered recess in 2014, returned in 2015, folded in 2018 |
Inverloch-Kongwak | ![]() |
Sea Eagles | Inverloch Recreation Reserve, Inverloch | BVWDFL | 1957 | 1996-2016 | 0 | — | Moved to West Gippsland Football Netball Competition in 2016 |
Kilcunda-Bass | ![]() |
Panthers | Bass Recreation Reserve, Bass | GL | 1957 | 2005-2016 | 3 | 2011, 2012, 2013 | Moved to West Gippsland Football Netball Competition in 2016 |
Korumburra | ![]() |
Bullants | Korumburra Showgrounds, Korumburra | BVWDFL | 1911 | 1996-2000 | 1 | 1997 | Merged with Bena to form Korumburra-Bena in 2001 |
Korumburra-Bena | ![]() |
Giants (formerly Bulldogs) | Korumburra Showgrounds, Korumburra | – | 2001 | 2001-2016 | 0 | — | Moved to West Gippsland Football Netball Competition in 2016 |
Phillip Island | ![]() |
Bulldogs | Cowes Recreation Reserve, Cowes | GL | 1932 | 2005-2016 | 1 | 2014 | Moved to West Gippsland Football Netball Competition in 2016 |
Ramblers (Hiawatha) | ![]() |
Ramblers | AFA | 1900 | 1946-1948 | 0 | — | Folded in 1948 | |
Welshpool | ![]() |
Bulldogs | Arthur Sutherland Reserve, Welshpool | AFA | 1909 | 1946-1994 | 6 | 1953, 1962, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1979 | Merged with Devon to form Devon-Welshpool in 1995 |
Won Wron | ![]() |
Swans | Won Wron Recreation Reserve, Won Wron | AFA | 1919 | 1949-1981 | 0 | — | Merged with Woodside to form Won Wron-Woodside in 1982 |
Won Wron-Woodside | ![]() |
Blues | Won Wron Recreation Reserve, Won Wron
Woodside Recreation Reserve, Woodside |
– | 1982 | 1982-1994 | 1 | 1994 | Merged with Devon-Welshpool to form East Coast Allies (later Devon-Welshpool-Won Wron-Woodside) in 1997 |
Wonthaggi Rovers | ![]() |
Tigers | BVWDFL | 1956 | 1996-2004 | 0 | — | Merged with Wonthaggi Blues to form Wonthaggi Power in 2005 | |
Wonthaggi Power | ![]() |
Power | Wonthaggi Recreation Reserve, Wonthaggi | – | 2005 | 2005-2009 | 3 | 2005, 2006, 2008 | Moved to West Gippsland Latrobe Football League in 2010 when ordered to by the VCFL. |
Woodside | ![]() |
Blues | Woodside Recreation Reserve, Woodside | AFA | 1908 | 1946-1981 | 8 | 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1957, 1974 | Merged with Won Wron to form Won Wron-Woodside in 1982 |
Yarram | ![]() |
Demons | Yarram Recreation Reserve, Yarram | GFL | 1887 | 1946-2013 | 5 | 1954, 1972, 1977, 1986, 2007 | Moved to North Gippsland Football League in 2014 |
Timeline of clubs
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/timeline/mz7710me3hyox6qzosprrbmy7to9naa.png)
| = indicates premiership year
Club recess
Players
[edit]VFL/AFL Players
[edit]During its history the Alberton Football League has produced a number of players who would go on to play in the VFL/AFL competition.
Jarryd Blair
[edit]Jarryd Blair played junior football at Wonthaggi Power and in 2006 he was a part of the senior premiership team. He was selected as pick 27 in the 2009 AFL rookie draft and made his AFL debut in round 14, 2010 against West Coast at Etihad Stadium. His debut AFL season saw him play in Collingwood's 2010 premiership team. Blair played 157 games for Collingwood before being delisted in 2018. In 2020, Wonthaggi Power announced that Blair had been appointed as senior coach for the 2021 season in the Gippsland League.
Brent Macaffer
[edit]Brent Macaffer was selected as pick 26 in the 2007 AFL rookie draft. He would play in Collingwood's 2010 premiership team. In 2016, Macaffer announced his retirement from AFL football. Macaffer would return to his original club, Kilcunda Bass to coach the club for the 2017 season. On 13 February 2019, Macaffer was awarded a life member of the Collingwood Football Club.
Nathan Vardy
[edit]Nathan Vardy played his junior football for DWWWW. He was selected at pick 42 by Geelong in the 2009 national draft. At the conclusion of the 2016 season Vardy was traded to the West Coast Eagles. In 2017, with Nic Naitanui and Scott Lycett injured, Vardy had to take charge as West Coast's number one ruckman and played almost every game.[34] He played a critical role in West Coast's 2018 premiership team. Vardy is one of four current former Alberton players listed by AFL clubs.
Player | Original Alberton club | VFL/AFL club(s) | VFL/AFL games played | First season | Most recent season |
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Ian Abraham | Won Wron | Collingwood | 3 | 1960 | 1961 |
Damien Adkins | Meeniyan Dumbalk United | Collingwood / West Coast Eagles | 54 | 2000 | 2005 |
Anthony Banik | Won Wron-Woodside | Richmond | 49 | 1990 | 1994 |
Jarryd Blair | Wonthaggi Power | Collingwood | 157 | 2010 | 2018 |
Neil Chandler | Welshpool | Carlton / St Kilda | 82 | 1968 | 1974 |
Sam Docherty | Phillip Island | Brisbane Lions / Carlton | 108* | 2013 | 2020 |
Andrew Dunkley | Devon | Sydney Swans | 217 | 1992 | 2002 |
Xavier Duursma | Foster | Port Adelaide | 35* | 2019 | 2020 |
Brett Eddy | Foster | Port Adelaide | 3 | 2017 | 2017 |
Robert Eddy | Stony Creek | St Kilda | 33 | 2007 | 2011 |
Sam Flanders | Fish Creek | Gold Coast Suns | 5* | 2020 | 2020 |
Mitch Golby | Kilcunda Bass | Brisbane Lions | 56 | 2011 | 2015 |
Jed Lamb | Yarram | Sydney Swans / GWS Giants / Carlton | 66 | 2011 | 2018 |
Brent Macaffer | Kilcunda Bass | Collingwood | 77 | 2009 | 2016 |
Max Parker | Welshpool | Footscray | 5 | 1971 | 1971 |
Laurie Rippon | Welshpool | Footscray | 45 | 1969 | 1973 |
Barry Standfield | Fish Creek | Footscray / Adelaide | 111 | 1990 | 1997 |
Wayne Weidemann | Fish Creek | Adelaide | 68 | 1991 | 1996 |
Trent West | Wonthaggi Power | Geelong / Brisbane Lions | 70 | 2008 | 2016 |
Nathan Vardy | DWWWW | Geelong / West Coast Eagles | 68* | 2010 | 2020 |
Current AFL listed player *Games played correct as at 5 October 2020 † List may not be complete |
Awards
[edit]The following major individual awards and accolades are presented each season:
- Peter Moore Medal — to the fairest and best player in the league, voted by the umpires
- Leading goal kicker award — for the player who scores the most goals during the home & away season
- Bill Pollock Medal — the best player on the ground in the grand final
- Rising star award — a monthly award for promising up-and-coming players
- Team of the year — a squad of 21 players deemed the best in their positions
- Most disciplined club award — for the club who receives the most discipline points, voted by the umpires
Season structure
[edit]Pre-season
[edit]The Alberton Football League like most country leagues does not have a formal Pre-season competition. As part of their Pre-season preparation clubs will often schedule between one and two practice matches with clubs from other leagues prior to the season beginning. These matches could take on different structures and were primarily conducted on a non-official basis with limited match officials and scores not being recorded.
Premiership season
[edit]The Alberton home-and-away season at present lasts for 15 rounds, starting in mid April and ending in early August. As of the 2017 season, each team plays 15 matches. Teams receive four premiership points for a win and two premiership points for a draw. Ladder finishing positions are based on the number of premiership points won, and "percentage" (calculated as the ratio of points scored to points conceded throughout the season) is used as a tie-breaker when teams finish with equal premiership points.
Finals series
[edit]Since its inception until 1995 the Alberton finals consisted of a 'final-four' system. With the inclusion of a number of clubs from the defunct Bass Valley Wonthaggi football league in 1996 the finals series was expanded to a 'final-five' system. The finals series was expanded again in 2005 with the inclusion of Kilcunda Bass and Phillip Island to become a 'final-six' system. Since 2017 the finals series has since returned to a 'final-four' system, after a number of clubs left resulting in a smaller competition.
The top four teams at the end of the Alberton home & away season compete in a four-week finals series throughout August, culminating in a grand final to determine the premiers. The grand final is played on the afternoon of the last Saturday in August.
The winning team receives a silver premiership cup and a premiership flag – a new one of each is manufactured each year. The flag has been presented since the league began and is traditionally unfurled at the team's first home game of the following season. Additionally, each player in the grand final-winning team receives a premiership medallion.
2019 Finals series
[edit]Grand final venues
[edit]For most of its history the Alberton football league grand final was hosted at the Yarram recreation reserve. With the expansion of the league in 1996 the grand final was relocated to the Foster Showgrounds to maintain a central location with respect to the rest of the league. With Foster football club making the grand final in 2010 and 2011 the grand final was subsequently relocated to Inverloch recreation reserve to avoid a home-ground advantage. The grand final venue would then cycle back to Foster in 2012. The grand final since cycled between a few different venues until Tarwin Lower recreation reserve hosted the last Alberton grand final in 2019.
- Yarram Recreation Reserve (1946–1952)
- Welshpool Recreation Reserve (1953)
- Yarram Recreation Reserve (1954–1973)
- Foster Showgrounds (1974)
- Yarram Recreation Reserve (1975)
- Foster Showgrounds (1976–1977)
- Yarram Recreation Reserve (1978–1995)
- Foster Showgrounds (1996–2009)
- Inverloch Recreation Reserve (2010–2011)
- Foster Showgrounds (2012)
- Wonthaggi Recreation Reserve (2013)
- Meeniyan Recreation Reserve (2014–2018)
- Tarwin Lower Recreation Reserve (2019)
Finals history
[edit]Year | Premier | Runner-up | Third | Fourth | Fifth | Sixth |
1946 | Foster 3.4 (22) | Woodside 2.7 (19) | Devon | Welshpool | ||
1947 | Woodside 15.23 (113) | Foster 9.6 (60) | Welshpool | Devon | ||
1948 | Woodside 11.15 (81) | Devon 11.5 (71) | Toora | Yarram | ||
1949 | Woodside 11.18 (84) | Welshpool 9.14 (68) | Yarram | Devon | ||
1950 | Woodside 8.17 (65) | Devon 7.10 (52) | Yarram | Welshpool | ||
1951 | Woodside 10.15 (75) | Welshpool 9.12 (66) | Yarram | Foster | ||
1952 | Woodside 3.5 (23) | Toora 2.7 (19) | Foster | Welshpool | ||
1953 | Welshpool 16.20 (116) | Fish Creek 6.6 (42) | Toora | Woodside | ||
1954 | Yarram 10.12 (72) | Fish Creek 11.4 (70) | Welshpool | Woodside | ||
1955 | Fish Creek 16.7 (103) | Welshpool 7.10 (52) | Woodside | Yarram | ||
1956 | Fish Creek 17.12 (114) | Woodside 15.14 (104) | Yarram | Welshpool | ||
1957 | Woodside 9.10 (64) | Fish Creek 7.11 (53) | Foster | Yarram | ||
1958 | Fish Creek 18.14 (122) | Yarram 15.13 (103) | Woodside | Foster | ||
1959 | Fish Creek 16.15 (111) | Yarram 11.14 (80) | Won Wron | Welshpool | ||
1960 | Fish Creek 8.14 (62) | Welshpool 6.8 (44) | Won Wron | Yarram | ||
1961 | Fish Creek 15.14 (104) | Devon 7.6 (48) | Toora | Won Wron | ||
1962 | Welshpool 7.13 (55) | Fish Creek 8.5 (53) | Foster | Yarram | ||
1963 | Fish Creek 13.8 (86) | Toora 4.11 (35) | Foster | Welshpool | ||
1964 | Fish Creek 8.6 (54) | Welshpool 5.5 (35) | Toora | Devon | ||
1965 | Fish Creek 9.11 (65) | Toora 8.9 (57) | Won Wron | Welshpool | ||
1966 | Fish Creek 17.17 (119) | Toora 9.7 (61) | Yarram | Foster | ||
1967 | Fish Creek 12.8 (80) | Welshpool 9.11 (65) | Won Wron | Devon | ||
1968 | Devon 12.9 (81) | Welshpool 7.3 (45) | Toora | Foster | ||
1969 | Welshpool 12.24 (96) | Fish Creek 9.11 (65) | Toora | Foster | ||
1970 | Welshpool 12.16 (88) | Toora 8.7 (55) | Yarram | Foster | ||
1971 | Welshpool 12.12 (84) | Woodside 6.5 (41) | Won Wron | Toora | ||
1972 | Yarram 14.14 (98) | Meeniyan-Dumbalk United 9.20 (74) | Woodside | Toora | ||
1973 | Toora 10.13 (73) | Meeniyan-Dumbalk United 10.12 (72) | Woodside | Foster | ||
1974 | Woodside 10.13 (73) | Yarram 5.8 (38) | Meeniyan-Dumbalk United | Toora | ||
1975 | Meeniyan-Dumbalk United 17.19 (121) | Woodside 5.16 (46) | Welshpool | Yarram | ||
1976 | Meeniyan-Dumbalk United 15.16 (106) | Yarram 10.12 (72) | Woodside | Fish Creek | ||
1977 | Yarram 18.15 (123) | Meeniyan-Dumbalk United 16.12 (108) | Foster | Woodside | ||
1978 | Foster 13.14 (92) | Woodside 5.9 (39) | Yarram | Meeniyan-Dumbalk United | ||
1979 | Welshpool 12.18 (90) | Foster 13.10 (88) | Meeniyan-Dumbalk United | Stony Creek | ||
1980 | Foster 11.17 (83) | Stony Creek 8.7 (55) | Meeniyan-Dumbalk United | Toora | ||
1981 | Meeniyan-Dumbalk United 9.14 (68) | Foster 6.16 (52) | Stony Creek | Toora | ||
1982 | Foster 14.11 (95) | Won Wron-Woodside 8.8 (56) | Meeniyan-Dumbalk United | Devon | ||
1983 | Stony Creek 14.13 (97) | Devon 7.6 (48) | Meeniyan-Dumbalk United | Won Wron-Woodside | ||
1984 | Foster 15.7 (97) | Meeniyan-Dumbalk United 9.11 (65) | Won Wron-Woodside | Fish Creek | ||
1985 | Fish Creek 8.9 (57) | Stony Creek 3.11 (29) | Devon | Yarram | ||
1986 | Yarram 15.12 (102) | Devon 5.8 (38) | Won Wron-Woodside | Stony Creek | ||
1987 | Devon 11.10 (76) | Fish Creek 8.15 (63) | Won Wron-Woodside | Yarram | ||
1988 | Meeniyan-Dumbalk United 16.15 (111) | Fish Creek 10.9 (69) | Devon | Won Wron-Woodside | ||
1989 | Foster 12.10 (82) | Toora 7.8 (50) | Meeniyan-Dumbalk United | Devon | ||
1990 | Meeniyan-Dumbalk United 14.19 (103) | Foster 11.12 (78) | Fish Creek | Toora | ||
1991 | Fish Creek 20.8 (128) | Foster 7.11 (53) | Meeniyan-Dumbalk United | Toora | ||
1992 | Fish Creek 14.12 (96) | Foster 7.14 (56) | Yarram | Tarwin | ||
1993 | Foster 20.10 (130) | Won Wron-Woodside 9.6 (60) | Fish Creek | Meeniyan-Dumbalk United | ||
1994 | Won Wron-Woodside 12.15 (87) | Fish Creek 5.10 (40) | Foster | Meeniyan-Dumbalk United | ||
1995 | Devon-Welshpool 11.8 (74) | Won Wron-Woodside 10.8 (68) | Fish Creek | Foster | ||
1996 | Devon-Welshpool 9.18 (72) | Inverloch-Kongwak 5.5 (35) | Dalyston | Foster | Meeniyan-Dumbalk United | |
1997 | Korumburra 17.14 (116) | Inverloch-Kongwak 13.7 (85) | Dalyston | Meeniyan-Dumbalk United | Fish Creek | |
1998 | Devon-Welshpool-Won Wron-Woodside 22.19 (151) | Meeniyan-Dumbalk United 14.10 (94) | Yarram | Korumburra | Fish Creek | |
1999 | Devon-Welshpool-Won Wron-Woodside 15.19 (109) | Fish Creek 10.10 (70) | Inverloch-Kongwak | Korumburra | Yarram | |
2000 | Fish Creek 13.6 (84) | Devon-Welshpool-Won Wron-Woodside 10.11 (71) | Dalyston | Korumburra | Inverloch-Kongwak | |
2001 | Fish Creek 14.11 (95) | Inverloch-Kongwak 11.6 (72) | Korumburra-Bena | Dalyston | Devon-Welshpool-Won Wron-Woodside | |
2002 | Fish Creek 18.12 (120) | Inverloch-Kongwak 13.13 (91) | Dalyston | Wonthaggi | Devon-Welshpool-Won Wron-Woodside | |
2003 | Devon-Welshpool-Won Wron-Woodside 13.14 (92) | Fish Creek 12.12 (84) | Dalyston | Wonthaggi | Meeniyan-Dumbalk United | |
2004 | Tarwin 6.13 (49) | Meeniyan-Dumbalk United 2.5 (17) | Fish Creek | Stony Creek | Devon-Welshpool-Won Wron-Woodside | |
2005 | Wonthaggi 15.8 (98) | Fish Creek 11.12 (78) | Devon-Welshpool-Won Wron-Woodside | Tarwin | Yarram | Korumburra-Bena |
2006 | Wonthaggi 20.13 (133) | Yarram 14.15 (99) | Devon-Welshpool-Won Wron-Woodside | Foster | Korumburra-Bena | Tarwin |
2007 | Yarram 16.10 (106) | Wonthaggi 14.13 (97) | Inverloch-Kongwak | Toora | Tarwin | Phillip Island |
2008 | Wonthaggi 18.20 (128) | Yarram 10.11 (71) | Phillip Island | Tarwin | Dalyston | Korumburra-Bena |
2009 | Stony Creek 14.10 (94) | Wonthaggi 11.14 (80) | Korumburra-Bena | Yarram | Tarwin | Phillip Island |
2010 | Foster 13.20 (98) | Stony Creek 11.8 (74) | Phillip Island | Fish Creek | Tarwin | Korumburra-Bena |
2011 | Kilcunda-Bass 13.3 (81) | Foster 7.15 (57) | Korumburra-Bena | Fish Creek | Meeniyan-Dumbalk United | Stony Creek |
2012 | Kilcunda-Bass 12.17 (89) | Dalyston 11.4 (70) | Fish Creek | Korumburra-Bena | Foster | Inverloch-Kongwak |
2013 | Kilcunda-Bass 18.10 (118) | Korumburra-Bena 12.10 (82) | Dalyston | Fish Creek | Yarram | Phillip Island |
2014 | Phillip Island 17.16 (118) | Dalyston 11.07 (73) | Kilcunda-Bass | Inverloch-Kongwak | Korumburra-Bena | Fish Creek |
2015 | Dalyston 21.9 (135) | Fish Creek 8.5 (53) | Phillip Island | Stony Creek | Meeniyan-Dumbalk United | Inverloch-Kongwak |
2016 | Fish Creek 6.15 (51) | Inverloch-Kongwak 4.10 (34) | Dalyston | Foster | Kilcunda-Bass | Stony Creek |
2017 | Fish Creek 17.10 (112) | Toora 10.9 (69) | Devon-Welshpool-Won Wron-Woodside | Stony Creek | ||
2018 | Fish Creek 14.12 (96) | Foster 6.6 (42) | Stony Creek | Toora | ||
2019 | Foster 8.7 (55) | Stony Creek 7.6 (48) | Fish Creek | Toora |
Peter Moore Medallists (Best and fairest winners)
[edit]Year | Player | Team | Votes |
---|---|---|---|
1947 | Jack Mitchell | Foster | 18½ |
1948 | Noel Ross | Foster | 32½ |
1949 | Jack Mitchell | Foster | 14½ |
1950 | Joe Malone | Foster | 26 |
1951 | Joe Malone | Foster | 20 |
1952 | Ben Davis | Won Wron | 15 |
1953 | Stan O'Neill | Devon | 25 |
1954 | Brian Reid | Yarram | 22 |
1955 | Stan O'Neill | Devon | 24 |
1956 | Leo Clarke | Woodside | 23 |
1957 | Ken May | Won Wron | 20 |
1958 | Hugh Davis | Foster | 18 |
1959 | Pat Lithgow | Devon | 19 |
1960 | Ron Standfield | Fish Creek | 17 |
Ian Crewes | Devon | 17 | |
1961 | Ernie Taylor | Won Wron | 19 |
1962 | George Howlett | Woodside | 20 |
1963 | Gary Clavarino | Foster | 21 |
1964 | Jeff Standfield | Fish Creek | 14 |
1965 | Gary Clavarino | Foster | 22 |
1966 | Gary Clavarino | Foster | 28 |
1967 | Gary Clavarino | Foster | 21 |
1968 | John Fellows | Fish Creek | 21 |
1969 | Paul Sutherland | Welshpool | 24 |
1970 | John Burleigh | Yarram | 21 |
1971 | Don McKnight | Stony Creek | 30 |
1972 | Ross Smith | Won Wron | 19 |
Paul Sutherland | Welshpool | 19 | |
1973 | Angus Hume | Toora | 31 |
1974 | Graham Anderson | Foster | 28 |
1975 | Alan Lowe | Devon | 23 |
1976 | Peter Lynch | Yarram | 23 |
1977 | Wayne Lynch | Yarram | 29 |
1978 | Wayne Lynch | Devon | 29 |
1979 | Alan Lowe | Woodside | 24 |
Chris Aitken | Welshpool | 24 | |
1980 | Rod McRae | Toora | 29 |
1981 | Neil Park | Fish Creek | 18 |
John Johnston | Toora | 18 | |
1982 | Trevor Young | Toora | 19 |
1983 | John Pellicano | Meeniyan-Dumbalk United | 23 |
1984 | Robert Davies | Foster | 19 |
Paul Clavarino | Yarram | 19 | |
Wayne Withworth | Fish Creek | 19 | |
1985 | Rohan Burke | Yarram | 24 |
1986 | Paul Clavarino | Yarram | 27 |
1987 | Wayne Weidemann | Fish Creek | 25 |
1988 | Paul Heppell | Meeniyan-Dumbalk United | 25 |
1989 | Peter Lynch | Yarram | 28 |
1990 | Greg Ryan | Toora | 26 |
1991 | Wayne Lynch | Welshpool | 21 |
1992 | Henry Bergervoet | Won Wron-Woodside | 23 |
1993 | Henry Bergervoet | Won Wron-Woodside | 25 |
1994 | Brendan Littler | Won Wron-Woodside | 21 |
1995 | Nicholas Shaw | Fish Creek | 23 |
1996 | Phil Pavey | Devon-Welshpool | 24 |
Justin Paul | Wonthaggi | 24 | |
1997 | Glen Garner | Devon-Welshpool-Won Wron-Woodside | 25 |
1998 | Tim Harris | Meeniyan-Dumbalk United | 30 |
1999 | Anthony Knox | Korumburra | 19 |
2000 | Marshall Livingstone | Fish Creek | 27 |
2001 | Barry Standfield | Fish Creek | 29 |
2002 | Neil De Santis | Inverloch-Kongwak | 24 |
2003 | David Baldi | Meeniyan-Dumbalk United | 26 |
2004 | Brad Hutchinson | Stony Creek | 31 |
2005 | Brett Anthony | Kilcunda-Bass | 31 |
2006 | Mark Bradley | Korumburra-Bena | 32 |
2007 | Griffin Underwood | Yarram | 27 |
2008 | James Ross | Dalyston | 32 |
2009 | Aaron Ware | Wonthaggi | 20 |
2010 | Shaun Everington | Foster | 30 |
2011 | Shaun Everington | Foster | 24 |
2012 | Travis Manne | Fish Creek | 21 |
2013 | Mark Bradley | Korumburra-Bena | 26 |
2014 | Chris Endres | Kilcunda-Bass | 25 |
2015 | Brendan Kimber | Phillip Island | 31 |
2016 | Chris Endres | Kilcunda-Bass | 27 |
Tom Cameron | Fish Creek | 27 | |
2017 | Callum Park | Fish Creek | 25 |
Ben Wells | Toora | 25 | |
2018 | Ethan Park | Fish Creek | 20 |
Jesse Manton | Toora | 20 | |
2019 | Darcy Atkins | Stony Creek | 20 |
Century Goal Kickers
[edit]Year | Player | Team | Goals (Incl. finals) |
1957 | Ben Davis | Won Wron | 103 |
1970 | Ron Tibballs | Welshpool | 117 |
1972 | Kevin Foat | Woodside | 119 |
1974 | Kevin Foat | Woodside | 116 |
1977 | Harry Skreja | Yarram | 113 |
1978 | Daniel Dwyer | Woodside | 103 |
1983 | Robert Profitt | Devon | 116 |
1983 | Daniel Dwyer | Won Wron-Woodside | 110 |
1990 | Andrew Young | Fish Creek | 124 |
1992 | Craig Hams | Foster | 129 |
1994 | Peter Anderson | Won Wron-Woodside | 131 |
1995 | Peter Anderson | Won Wron-Woodside | 112 |
1996 | Justin Paul | Wonthaggi | 116 |
1996 | Glen Martin | Inverloch-Kongwak | 104 |
1997 | Phil Bramley | Yarram | 105 |
2002 | Rodney Tack | Dalyston | 119 |
2004 | Lucas McMillan | Stony Creek | 111 |
2006 | Rodney Tack | Wonthaggi | 135 |
2006 | Barry Standfield | Fish Creek | 102 |
2011 | Luke James | Kilcunda-Bass | 119 |
2011 | Tom Bartholomew | Foster | 110 |
2013 | Kael Bergles | Kilcunda-Bass | 121 |
2015 | Michael Kraska | Dalyston | 128 |
2015 | Beau Runnalls | Phillip Island | 106 |
2017 | Kael Bergles | Devon-Welshpool-Won Wron-Woodside | 122 |
Final standings
[edit]2004 Ladder
[edit]Alberton FL | Wins | Byes | Losses | Draws | For | Against | % | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Meeniyan Dumbalk United | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1878 | 1126 | 166.79% | 68 |
Tarwin | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1970 | 1144 | 172.20% | 56 |
Fish Creek | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1760 | 1331 | 132.23% | 56 |
Stony Creek | 12 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1795 | 1252 | 143.37% | 48 |
DWWWW | 11 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1453 | 1263 | 115.04% | 44 |
Dalyston | 10 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1375 | 1241 | 110.80% | 40 |
Korumburra-Bena | 8 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1488 | 1170 | 127.18% | 32 |
Inverloch-Kongwak | 7 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1497 | 1412 | 102.06% | 28 |
Wonthaggi Rovers | 5 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1121 | 1581 | 70.90% | 22 |
Yarram | 5 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1132 | 1527 | 74.13% | 20 |
Foster | 2 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1037 | 1928 | 53.79% | 10 |
Toora & District | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 856 | 2387 | 35.86% | 8 |
FINALS
2007 Ladder
[edit]Alberton FL | Wins | Byes | Losses | Draws | For | Against | % | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wonthaggi Power | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2315 | 896 | 258.37% | 68 |
Yarram | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2009 | 896 | 224.22% | 68 |
Toora & District | 12 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1757 | 1314 | 133.71% | 48 |
Tarwin | 10 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1620 | 1385 | 116.97% | 40 |
Inverloch-Kongwak | 9 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1268 | 1384 | 91.62% | 38 |
Phillip Island | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1297 | 1244 | 104.26% | 36 |
Kilcunda-Bass | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1476 | 1524 | 96.85% | 36 |
Fish Creek | 8 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1387 | 1551 | 89.43% | 34 |
Dalyston | 8 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1442 | 1478 | 97.56% | 32 |
Stony Creek | 7 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1245 | 1476 | 84.35% | 30 |
Korumburra-Bena | 7 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1134 | 1423 | 79.69% | 28 |
Foster | 6 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1309 | 1588 | 82.43% | 24 |
Devon-Welshpool-Won Wron-Woodside | 4 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1067 | 2138 | 49.91% | 16 |
Meeniyan Dumbalk United | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 886 | 1915 | 46.27% | 4 |
FINALS
2008 Ladder
[edit]Alberton FL | Wins | Byes | Losses | Draws | For | Against | % | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wonthaggi Power | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2088 | 883 | 236.47% | 72 |
Yarram | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1783 | 1187 | 150.21% | 56 |
Dalyston | 13 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1810 | 1451 | 124.74% | 52 |
Tarwin | 12 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2190 | 1441 | 151.98% | 48 |
Korumburra-Bena | 12 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1710 | 1359 | 125.83% | 48 |
Phillip Island | 11 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1568 | 1216 | 128.95% | 44 |
Inverloch-Kongwak | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1569 | 1247 | 125.82% | 36 |
Stony Creek | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1549 | 1525 | 101.57% | 36 |
Fish Creek | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1382 | 1400 | 98.71% | 36 |
Toora & District | 8 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1550 | 1503 | 103.13% | 32 |
Kilcunda Bass | 6 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1571 | 1781 | 88.21% | 24 |
Meeniyan-Dumbalk United | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1063 | 2120 | 50.14% | 12 |
Foster | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1450 | 2038 | 71.15% | 8 |
Devon-Welshpool-Won Wron-Woodside | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 784 | 2916 | 26.89% | 0 |
FINALS
2009 Ladder
[edit]Alberton FL | Wins | Byes | Losses | Draws | For | Against | % | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wonthaggi Power | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2012 | 948 | 212.24% | 64 |
Korumburra-Bena | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1825 | 1061 | 172.01% | 60 |
Stony Creek | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1590 | 1086 | 146.41% | 56 |
Yarram | 13 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1664 | 1252 | 132.91% | 52 |
Tarwin | 12 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1641 | 1241 | 132.23% | 48 |
Phillip Island | 11 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1559 | 1325 | 117.66% | 44 |
Foster | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1551 | 1373 | 112.96% | 36 |
Dalyston | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1481 | 1511 | 98.01% | 36 |
Inverloch-Kongwak | 7 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1224 | 1267 | 96.61% | 28 |
Kilcunda Bass | 7 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1140 | 1446 | 78.84% | 28 |
Toora & District | 5 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1029 | 1541 | 66.77% | 20 |
Fish Creek | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1177 | 1814 | 64.88% | 12 |
Meeniyan-Dumbalk United | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1217 | 1875 | 64.91% | 12 |
Devon-Welshpool-Won Wron-Woodside | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 804 | 2174 | 36.98% | 8 |
FINALS
2010 Ladder
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0c/Foster_Premiership_team_in_2010.jpg)
Alberton FL | Wins | Byes | Losses | Draws | For | Against | % | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Foster | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2367 | 966 | 245.03% | 68 |
Stony Creek | 15 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1526 | 978 | 156.03% | 62 |
Phillip Island | 12 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1737 | 916 | 189.63% | 48 |
Tarwin | 11 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1744 | 1150 | 151.65% | 44 |
Fish Creek | 11 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1544 | 1267 | 121.86% | 44 |
Korumburra-Bena | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1540 | 1123 | 137.13% | 42 |
Meeniyan-Dumbalk United | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1687 | 1320 | 127.80% | 40 |
Kilcunda Bass | 9 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1631 | 1348 | 120.99% | 36 |
Yarram | 8 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1466 | 1310 | 111.91% | 32 |
Inverloch-Kongwak | 8 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1521 | 1510 | 100.73% | 32 |
Dalyston | 3 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 1325 | 1738 | 76.24% | 12 |
Toora & District | 2 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 752 | 2219 | 33.89% | 8 |
Devon-Welshpool-Won Wron-Woodside | 0 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 497 | 3492 | 14.23% | 0 |
FINALS
2011 Ladder
[edit]Alberton FL | Wins | Byes | Losses | Draws | For | Against | % | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kilcunda Bass | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2367 | 966 | 245.03% | 64 |
Foster | 14 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1526 | 978 | 156.03% | 56 |
Korumburra-Bena | 13 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1737 | 916 | 189.63% | 52 |
Fish Creek | 12 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1744 | 1150 | 151.65% | 48 |
Meeniyan-Dumbalk United | 12 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1544 | 1267 | 121.86% | 48 |
Stony Creek | 12 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1540 | 1123 | 137.13% | 48 |
Dalyston | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1687 | 1320 | 127.80% | 40 |
Inverloch-Kongwak | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1631 | 1348 | 120.99% | 40 |
Yarram | 7 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 1466 | 1310 | 111.91% | 28 |
Phillip Island | 5 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 1521 | 1510 | 100.73% | 20 |
Tarwin | 5 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 1325 | 1738 | 76.24% | 20 |
Toora & District | 1 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 752 | 2219 | 33.89% | 4 |
Devon-Welshpool-Won Wron-Woodside | 0 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 497 | 3492 | 14.23% | 0 |
FINALS
2012 Ladder
[edit]Alberton FL | Wins | Byes | Losses | Draws | For | Against | % | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fish Creek | 15 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1898 | 1013 | 187.36% | 62 |
Kilcunda Bass | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1653 | 1048 | 157.73% | 60 |
Dalyston | 13 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1582 | 1116 | 141.76% | 52 |
Korumburra-Bena | 11 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1517 | 1163 | 130.44% | 44 |
Foster | 10 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1547 | 1499 | 103.20% | 42 |
Inverloch-Kongwak | 10 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1717 | 1271 | 135.09% | 40 |
Phillip Island | 10 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1458 | 1186 | 122.93% | 40 |
Tarwin | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1457 | 1164 | 125.17% | 36 |
Yarram | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1477 | 1454 | 101.58% | 36 |
Meeniyan-Dumbalk United | 7 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1367 | 1280 | 106.80% | 28 |
Stony Creek | 6 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1248 | 1220 | 102.30% | 24 |
Devon-Welshpool-Won Wron-Woodside | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 736 | 2345 | 31.39% | 4 |
Toora & District | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 637 | 2535 | 25.13% | 0 |
FINALS
2013 Ladder
[edit]Alberton FL | Wins | Byes | Losses | Draws | For | Against | % | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kilcunda Bass | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2126 | 932 | 228.11% | 64 |
Dalyston | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1767 | 911 | 193.96% | 72 |
Phillip Island | 13 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1674 | 987 | 169.60% | 62 |
Yarram | 14 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1725 | 1067 | 161.67% | 62 |
Korumburra-Bena | 13 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1844 | 977 | 188.74% | 60 |
Fish Creek | 12 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1644 | 1103 | 149.05% | 56 |
Inverloch-Kongwak | 8 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1238 | 1170 | 105.81% | 40 |
Stony Creek | 7 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 1384 | 1127 | 122.80% | 36 |
Tarwin | 6 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 851 | 1824 | 46.66% | 32 |
Foster | 6 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 1175 | 1443 | 81.43% | 28 |
Meeniyan-Dumbalk United | 3 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 937 | 1755 | 53.39% | 20 |
Toora & District | 2 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 834 | 1932 | 43.17% | 16 |
Devon-Welshpool-Won Wron-Woodside | 0 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 514 | 2485 | 20.68% | 8 |
FINALS
2014 Ladder
[edit]Alberton FL | Wins | Byes | Losses | Draws | For | Against | % | Pts | Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kilcunda Bass | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1440 | 813 | 177.12% | 64 | Elimination | Phillip Island | 19 | 22 | 136 | Fish Creek | 8 | 6 | 54 | |
Dalyston | 12 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1461 | 826 | 176.88% | 60 | Qualifying | Inverloch-Kongwak | 13 | 13 | 91 | Korumburra-Bena | 12 | 12 | 84 | |
Phillip Island | 11 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1216 | 850 | 143.06% | 56 | 1st semi | Phillip Island | 24 | 15 | 159 | Inverloch-Kongwak | 7 | 8 | 50 | |
Korumburra-Bena | 9 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1238 | 906 | 136.64% | 48 | 2nd semi | Dalyston | 14 | 20 | 104 | Kilcunda Bass | 14 | 9 | 93 | |
Inverloch-Kongwak | 9 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1219 | 952 | 128.05% | 48 | Preliminary | Phillip Island | 14 | 13 | 97 | Kilcunda Bass | 10 | 4 | 64 | |
Fish Creek | 8 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 975 | 1189 | 82.00% | 44 | Grand | Phillip Island | 17 | 16 | 118 | Dalyston | 11 | 7 | 73 | |
Meeniyan-Dumbalk United | 8 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 953 | 1191 | 80.02% | 44 | ||||||||||
Tarwin | 6 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 981 | 1256 | 78.11% | 36 | ||||||||||
Stony Creek | 6 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 842 | 1227 | 68.62% | 36 | ||||||||||
Toora & District | 4 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 753 | 1288 | 58.46% | 28 | ||||||||||
Foster | 2 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 750 | 1330 | 56.39% | 20 |
2015 Ladder
[edit]Alberton FL | Wins | Byes | Losses | Draws | For | Against | % | Pts | Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts | |
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Dalyston | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2292 | 659 | 347.80% | 72 | Elimination | Fish Creek | 9 | 13 | 67 | Meeniyan-Dumbalk United | 9 | 10 | 64 | |
Phillip Island | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1911 | 841 | 227.23% | 60 | Qualifying | Stony Creek | 15 | 19 | 109 | Inverloch-Kongwak | 7 | 9 | 51 | |
Stony Creek | 12 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1306 | 890 | 146.74% | 50 | 1st semi | Fish Creek | 11 | 14 | 80 | Stony Creek | 3 | 12 | 30 | |
Fish Creek | 12 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1716 | 1299 | 132.10% | 48 | 2nd semi | Dalyston | 10 | 5 | 65 | Phillip Island | 2 | 3 | 15 | |
Meeniyan-Dumbalk United | 12 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1322 | 1141 | 115.86% | 48 | Preliminary | Fish Creek | 13 | 16 | 94 | Phillip Island | 7 | 18 | 60 | |
Inverloch-Kongwak | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1200 | 1402 | 85.59% | 36 | Grand | Dalyston | 21 | 9 | 135 | Fish Creek | 8 | 5 | 53 | |
Foster | 8 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 991 | 1293 | 76.64% | 32 | ||||||||||
Kilcunda Bass | 6 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1095 | 1455 | 75.26% | 26 | ||||||||||
Tarwin | 6 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1178 | 1222 | 96.40% | 24 | ||||||||||
DWWWW | 5 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1009 | 1489 | 67.76% | 20 | ||||||||||
Toora & District | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 784 | 1687 | 46.47% | 12 | ||||||||||
Korumburra-Bena | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 635 | 2061 | 30.81% | 4 |
2016 Ladder
[edit]Alberton FL | Wins | Byes | Losses | Draws | For | Against | % | Pts
|
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Fish Creek | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1828 | 997 | 183.35% | 64 |
Dalyston | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1885 | 957 | 196.97% | 60 |
Foster | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1627 | 945 | 172.17% | 60 |
Inverloch-Kongwak | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1820 | 863 | 210.89% | 56 |
Kilcunda Bass | 11 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1451 | 1155 | 125.63% | 44 |
Stony Creek | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1067 | 1211 | 88.11% | 36 |
DWWWW | 8 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1248 | 1522 | 82.00% | 32 |
Phillip Island | 6 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1214 | 1346 | 90.19% | 24 |
Toora & District | 5 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1192 | 1376 | 86.63% | 20 |
Meeniyan-Dumbalk United | 5 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1091 | 1539 | 70.89% | 20 |
Tarwin | 3 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 972 | 1529 | 63.57% | 14 |
Korumburra-Bena | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 431 | 2386 | 18.06% | 2 |
2017 Ladder
[edit]Alberton FL | Wins | Byes | Losses | Draws | For | Against | % | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fish Creek | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2187 | 784 | 278.95% | 68 |
Devon-Welshpool-Won Wron-Woodside | 12 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1704 | 1015 | 167.88% | 48 |
Toora & District | 12 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1656 | 1065 | 155.49% | 48 |
Stony Creek | 9 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1127 | 1208 | 93.29% | 36 |
Tarwin | 9 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1284 | 1472 | 87.23% | 36 |
Foster | 4 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 972 | 1541 | 63.08% | 16 |
Meeniyan-Dumbalk United | 0 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 574 | 2419 | 23.73% | 0 |
FINALS
2018 Ladder
[edit]Alberton FL | Wins | Byes | Losses | Draws | For | Against | % | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fish Creek | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1417 | 663 | 213.73% | 56 |
Stony Creek | 11 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1345 | 764 | 176.05% | 44 |
Foster | 9 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1180 | 883 | 133.64% | 36 |
Toora | 8 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1072 | 1006 | 106.56% | 32 |
Tarwin | 6 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 869 | 1410 | 61.63% | 24 |
Meeniyan-Dumbalk United | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 537 | 1694 | 31.70% | 0 |
FINALS
2019 Ladder
[edit]Alberton FL | Wins | Byes | Losses | Draws | For | Against | % | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Foster | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1411 | 589 | 239.56% | 56 |
Stony Creek | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 950 | 860 | 110.47% | 40 |
Fish Creek | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1045 | 808 | 129.33% | 36 |
Toora | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 912 | 1213 | 75.19% | 20 |
Meeniyan-Dumbalk United | 4 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 806 | 1098 | 73.41% | 16 |
Tarwin | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 791 | 1347 | 58.72% | 12 |
FINALS
References
[edit]- ^ Gippsland Standard 1946
- ^ Gippsland Standard 1949
- ^ Foster Mirror 1953
- ^ Gippsland Standard
- ^ Gippsland Standard
- ^ Foster Mirror
- ^ Gippsland Standard
- ^ Gippsland Standard 1970
- ^ Yarram Standard News 1981
- ^ Yarram Standard News 1988
- ^ Yarram Standard News 1995
- ^ South Gippsland Sentinel 1996
- ^ Yarram Standard News 1997
- ^ South Gippsland Sentinel 2001
- ^ South Gippsland Sentinel
- ^ Gippsland Times 2008
- ^ The Age: The demerger and the damage
- ^ The Age: The Power win but still lose
- ^ The Great Southern Star: Wonthaggi's plea for help
- ^ South Gippsland Sentinel Times: The goal that sealed it for stony
- ^ The Great Southern Star: Footy Turmoil
- ^ Latrobe Valley Express: Split decision on Yarram
- ^ Gippsland Times: Split decision on Yarram move
- ^ Latrobe Valley Express: Backflip on Yarram move
- ^ The Age: Allies fold third team unlucky
- ^ Gippsland Times: DWWW likely to remain in recess
- ^ 2015/16 Football Review – Gippsland
- ^ Gippsland Times: DWWWW likely to remain in recess
- ^ Weekly Times: Alberton, Mid Gippsland leagues merger proposed
- ^ Hit Network: Merger plans scrapped for Alberton and Mid Gippsland leagues
- ^ The Foster Mirror: Year of the Tiger
- ^ Paper News: Alberton season cancelled
- ^ ABC Gippsland: Mid Gippsland Football Netball League accepts all six Alberton clubs into comp
- ^ Forsaith, Rob (15 September 2017). "The Eagles' unlikely ruck saviour". Retrieved 16 September 2017.